Richard Pope IV

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Richard Pope IV
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    255
  • Hometown:
    Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    53.0
  • sac
    8.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Senior (2023): Started all 10 games at defensive end and led the program with eight sacks and 16 tackles for loss for the second straight season...Climbed to second place in the career sacks category at Defiance with 25 quarterback takedowns...Eight sacks were also fourth-best in the HCAC...Named First Team All-HCAC for the third time in his career...Delivered three sacks on September 30 at Hanover, including two in the fourth quarter with the last on the final play of the game to seal the road victory...Earned HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career for the effort at Hanover in Week 4...Recorded a season-best 12 tackles on October 14 against Franklin...Blocked an extra point on October 28 at Manchester

Junior (2022): Played in all 10 games...Recorded 42 total tackles...Had eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss...Added one pass breakup to go along with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Named to HCAC All-Conference First Team.

Sophomore (2021): Played in all 10 games...Recorded 39 total tackles...Had two sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss...Also forced one fumble and recovered one fumble.

Freshman (2020-21): Earned First Team All-HCAC and First Team D3Football All-America honors ... Started all seven games ... Finished second on the team with 41 total tackles (27 solo and 14 assisted) ... Recorded seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss.

Prep: 2020 graduate of Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Florida... Standout football player... Named First Team Class 5A All-State as a senior after setting the school record with 15.5 sacks... Totaled 19 tackles for loss his final season... First Team All-Area selection by the News-Journal in 2019... Team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs his senior year.

Personal: Son of Shanae Pope and Richard Pope III... Business administration major with an entrepreneurship concentration.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 30 25
Assists 23 22
Tackles 53.0 47.0
Tackles per game 5.3 6.7
Sacks 8.0 7.0
Sack yards 50 50
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 16.0 13.0
Tackle for loss yards 76 71
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 2 0 2.0 1.0 0 2.0 3 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 6 0 6.0 3.0 26 3.0 26 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 3 9 12.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 5 3 8.0 0.5 2 2.5 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 3 2 5.0 1.5 7 3.0 13 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 4 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 5 3 8.0 2.0 15 3.5 23 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 48 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - 0 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 7 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 48 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 7 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 48 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 7 27 14 41.0 5.9 7.0 52 14.0 79 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 23 16 39.0 3.9 2.0 11 9.5 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 22 20 42.0 4.2 8.0 67 14.0 94 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 30 23 53.0 5.3 8.0 50 16.0 76 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
2024-25 11 16 23 39.0 3.5 6.0 47 9.5 59 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48 118 96 214.0 4.5 31.0 227 63.0 340 3 5 0 0 0 4 1
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - 0 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 30 23 53.0 5.3 8.0 50 16.0 76 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
Conference 7 25 22 47.0 6.7 7.0 50 13.0 71 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 12 17 29.0 5.8 2.0 15 4.5 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Away 5 18 6 24.0 4.8 6.0 35 11.5 51 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 16 5 21.0 5.3 6.0 35 10.5 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Losses 6 14 18 32.0 5.3 2.0 15 5.5 27 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Month
September 4 11 1 12.0 3.0 4.0 26 6.0 31 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
October 4 14 15 29.0 7.3 2.0 9 6.5 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
November 2 5 7 12.0 6.0 2.0 15 3.5 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
News mentions
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  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Eleven Yellow Jackets earn All-HCAC Football Honors
  • November 16, 2023
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  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Bluffton withstands DC’s second-half heroics to take back The Hammer
  • November 11, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets return home to face Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • November 03, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets return home to face Rose-Hulman
  • November 03, 2023
Yellow Jackets climb to 4-4 with dominating second half at Manchester
  • Article
  • October 28, 2023
Yellow Jackets climb to 4-4 with dominating second half at Manchester
  • October 28, 2023
Franklin outruns Jackets as Freeman, Cora post career rushing totals
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Franklin outruns Jackets as Freeman, Cora post career rushing totals
  • October 14, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets look to keep up momentum vs. MSJ
  • Article
  • October 06, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets look to keep up momentum vs. MSJ
  • October 06, 2023
Defiance’s Pope named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Article
  • October 02, 2023
Defiance’s Pope named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week
  • October 02, 2023
Late touchdown and clutch sacks give Defiance huge victory in conference-opener at Hanover
  • Article
  • September 30, 2023
Late touchdown and clutch sacks give Defiance huge victory in conference-opener at Hanover
  • September 30, 2023
FB PREVIEW: Matchup vs. No. 2 Mount Union headlines buzzing Saturday slate at DC
  • Article
  • September 01, 2023
FB PREVIEW: Matchup vs. No. 2 Mount Union headlines buzzing Saturday slate at DC
  • September 01, 2023
Photos
Richard Pope IV action photo 1
Mount Union vs. Defiance

9/2/2023 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 2
Mount Union vs. Defiance

9/2/2023 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 3
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 4
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT